Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-18
18th Congress---SecOnd Session.

or Massachusetts were presented in favor
 coast defense and navy ''that will comman
 the confidence of the American people an
 the respect of other nations"
 MT. Whittehorne introduced bill, whic
 was referred, to create naval reserve in au1
 Hilary cruisers, officers and men for the mel
 cantile marine of the United States. petition from Grand Army post c
 Kansas praying for the passage over the vet
 of the dependent relatives bill was presente
 by MT. Plumb.
 Mr. Hoar in connection with that petitio read statement from the State treasurer O Massachusetts respecting the payments b that State to soldiers and their families witt | view to establishing the extravaganza 0 the Presidents claim respecting the increas | of the annual pension list should the bill be | come law.
 After further business of routine char 1 acter the Senate resumed consideration o l Mir. Haies bill to increase the naval estab l lishment. The bill was passed: yeas 46 nays 2.
 l As amended the bill in it's full text is a. | follows:
 l Be it enacted etc: That for the purpose of in I creaSiBg the naval establishment of the United | Sta the of money hereafter named art hereby appropriated out of any money in the treas ury not otherwise appropriated to be expended by the President the of his discretion upoI
 ana Ie a th, armoured vessels or armed floating batteries rams | to be used for coast and harDOr defenSe ten mil | lions of dollars For the construction of light draught gunboats suitable for interior waterways and canal service $1, ,s0o0 900 Said gunboats to be the date of the signing of any contract for theil
 oa o bs bgbe tse end 9 said torpedo boats to be completed and tested with
 Fer and appliances to be operated from naval vessels, float l Section g. That for the armament of the vessels hereinbefore provided for the sum of 8 900 GOO | ury not Otherwise appropriated Section g. That the material used in all naval structures provided for in this bill and the ment for the shall be furnished and manufac tured in the United States and all contracts made for their construction shall be under the provisions naval establishment)
 act shall be available during five years from MarcI 4, 1ss7
 The Senate proceeded to consider House bills on the calendar to which there were no objec- | tions. Thirty bills in all were passed and where amendments were adopted conferences were asked and conferees appointed. Consideration of the Eads ship canal was resumed at 3 o'clock. MT. Vest offered 8 new substitute for the bill. It incorporates Captain Eads and eighty others as body polite under the Atlantic and Pacific rail way company. The stock is not to exceed $100,000.
 Mr. Morrill, said the pro oject was munii. cent one, but he thought that greater guards should be placed around the issue of bonds. Mir. Van Wyck offered an amendment that no certificate of stock shall be issued until it is fully paid for in money and that no bond shall be issued at less than par. A sarcastic and humoroGsly acrimonious discussion ensued between Messrs. Dawes and Van Wyek in which Dawes posed as the de fender of Massachusetts men, upon whom, he said, MT. Van Wyek had reflected Mir. Hoa1 (who was not present during the early part ot Al, 0ao tions had been cast upon MT. Oakes Ames, defended the latter and said he had gone tc his grave honored.
 Mir Van Wvck protested that he meant nc reflection on the deceased; that he had not mentioned his name and did not have any one man in mind. He spoke in a general way only.
 MT. Hoar offered an amendment to Mir Van Wycks amendment, which was agreed to, providing that the ten per cent of stock shall not be assignable until the whole of il shall have been paid in and that no bonds shall be issued until the total shall amount to $5, ,000, 900.
 MT. Morrill, offered an amendment restrict ing the interest on the bonds to 6 per cent. and providing that they shall not be sold at less than per cent. of their par value. MT. Sherman argued against the amend ment and took occasion to say that the value of an American charter was enormous; it WOulu give lu0 COTpOTdtlOu Stability Iudl no Mexican charter could be possibly given.
 MT. Morrill's amendment was rejected and the substitute offered by MT. Vest with MT. VanWycks amendment was passed; yeas 46, nays '. The nays were: Edmunds, Jones of Arkansas, Morrill,, Platt, Vance, VanWyck and Wilson of Iowa.
 Adjourned.
 HoUsE-The Presidents veto of the bill ap- propriating 1000 for 8 special distribution of seed to the dorught stricken counties of Texas was laid before the House. MT. Lan- ham of Texas, who introduced the bill moved that the bill and veto be referred to the az. ricultural committee. He said as the gov ernment was accustomed to make general distribution of seed it did not seem uncon. etitutional to concentrate that seed where greatest needed. The motion was lost.
 The question should the House pass the bill over the veto was decided in the mega tive; 160 to 83.
 MT. Hammond, of Georgia, called up the conference report on the anti Mormon bill, which was recently published in detail. MT. Bennett and MT Eden criticised a provision of the bill because it gave the marshal toe much power.
 After remarks by MT. Hammond in favor of the report it was agreed to. The nays were as follows:
 Barbour, Bennett, Bragg, Cabell, T. J. Campbell Carleton, Clardy, Collins. Compton, Gul6erson
  Hale Hall Hill, Iron, Jones, Tex, Keiner ,Lefevre Martin, Mills. Mitchell, Neece O'Hara, O'Neil Mo, Outhwate, Perry, Reagan. Stone, Mo, Skinner Tarnsey, Tallman, Turner, Ward, Ind, Warner, O., and Wilson-40
 The motion to consider the veto of the President on the bill granting pension to Sally Ann Bridely was rejected; 40 to 113.
 An effort was made to call up the letter carrier bill, but the House went into commit tee on the diplomatic and consular bill. MT. Belmont offered a substitute for so much of the bill as had not been agreed to, which was adopted. The present classification is re- tained and the proposed increase of salaries is thus cut off. The provision is omitted providing for two inspectors of consulates and the appropriation for contingent expen- ses is reduced to $150.000 from $200, 1000. After further remarks the bill was passed.
 MT. Randall, from the committee on appro- priations, reported the sundry civil bill, with Senate amendments, recommending concur renee in g and non-concurrence in 236 of those amendments. The Republicans asked the reading of the amendments. The point of no quorum was raised and the House at 5:10 pm. adjourned.